The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 1917
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
5:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 236.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.87° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.90° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.