The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2156
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
8:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.26° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.88° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.