The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1993
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
6:05 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 873
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.71° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.38° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.