The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2017
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
1:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1170
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.99° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.44° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.