The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
1:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3236
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 | 103.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.61° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.17° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.