The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 | 156.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.7° / 359.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.98° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.15° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.