The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2200
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
10:43 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3434
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.67° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.66° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.