The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2183
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
6:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3223
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 | 331.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.12° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.78° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.