The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1994
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 886
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.13° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.