The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1982
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
4:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 299.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.54° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.93° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.