The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2148
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
9:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2791
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 | 14.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.62° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.44° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.