The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2166
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
11:13 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 234.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.38° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.