The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 1985
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
7:55 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 337.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.7° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.47° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.05° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.