The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2014
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1133
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.44° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.99° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.