The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 1928
Waning Crescent
1.2% 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
5:17 AM
8:27 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 69
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 | 348.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.92° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.88° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.