The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2159
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
9:21 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 27.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.33° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.17° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.