The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2199
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
4:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3421
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 | 292.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.75° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.45° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.