The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2189
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
10:41 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / 0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.20° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.90° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.