The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
11:39 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2865
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 | 78.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.92° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.43° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.