The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1988
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
9:30 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 812
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 5.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.35° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.78° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.