The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2175
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
8:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3124
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 | 349.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.50° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.45° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.