The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2170
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
10:48 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / 0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.63° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.71° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.