The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2021
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.33° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.60° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| 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.