The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2186
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
9:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3261
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 | 10.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.48° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.04° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.