The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 1916
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
7:02 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -79
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.32° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.33° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.