The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2150
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
1:59 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2815
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.03° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.64° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| 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.