The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2152
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.92° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.