The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2142
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
3:34 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.44° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.26° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.