The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2181
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
11:05 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3199
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 | 61.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.43° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.26° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.