The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1955
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
6:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.54° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.78° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.