The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 160.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 352.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.08° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.78° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.