The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2162
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
11:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2964
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.68° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.07° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.