The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1971
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
4:05 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.74° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.45° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.