The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
11:35 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 77.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.29° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.60° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.