The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2009
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
3:41 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1071
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.22° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.08° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.