The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 1947
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
7:44 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 304
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 | 334.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.9° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.53° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.44° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.