The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2185
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
11:04 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 232.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.21° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.21° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.