The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2197
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
9:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3397
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 | 27.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.36° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.56° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.