The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2188
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
2:43 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3285
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.39° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.24° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.