The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 1964
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
12:00 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 515
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.63° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.78° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| 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.