The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 1952
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
4:52 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 366
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 | 294.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.35° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.87° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.