The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
4:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 972
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 | 298.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.75° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.72° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.