The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1965
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
8:40 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 527
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.29° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.63° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.