The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 1987
Waning Gibbous
67.2% 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
11:18 PM
12:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 799
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 249.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.30° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.19° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.