The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2015
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
8:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.07° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.11° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 4.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.