The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 1946
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:14 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 292
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 | 201.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 291.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.28° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.84° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.