The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2172
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
6:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.60° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.53° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.