The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2146
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
12:27 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.86° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.78° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.