The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2022
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
9:32 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 287.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -4.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.25° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.