The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2161
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
3:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2951
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 | 286.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.47° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.