The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2171
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
6:15 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 307.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.73° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 176.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.