The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 1941
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
1:52 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 230
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.06° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.41° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.