The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 1969
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
9:21 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 577
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.86° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.59° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.