The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2136
Waning Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
10:30 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2642
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.36° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.