The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 345.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.19° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.38° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.