The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
5:07 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 490
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.8° / 339.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.33° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.35° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.