The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2158
Waning Gibbous
66.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
12:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 250.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.44° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.02° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.