The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2191
Waning Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
6:18 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3322
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 | 312.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.31° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.11° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.