The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2177
Waning Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
12:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 249.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.90° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.82° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.