The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2163
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
8:15 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 198.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.93° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.37° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.