The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1195
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.22° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.17° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.