The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2147
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
11:20 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 235.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.53° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.58° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.