The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1960
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
2:37 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 465
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 274.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.72° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.23° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.