The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2182
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
8:22 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.08° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.19° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.