The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 1931
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:20 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 107
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.23° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.22° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| 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.