The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 80.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.83° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.40° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.