The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2004
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
8:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 344.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.35° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.86° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.