The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.70° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.82° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.