The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2180
Waning Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
4:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3186
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 | 294.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.95° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.87° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.