The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
1:01 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 116.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.58° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.36° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.