The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2140
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
9:34 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2692
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 | 34.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.57° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.75° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.