The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:38 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 96.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.73° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.98° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.