The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2137
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
8:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2654
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 | 347.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.09° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.06° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.