The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1915
Waxing Crescent
15.4% 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
9:38 AM
9:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -91
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.84° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.36° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| 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.