The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2023
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
8:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 341.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.3° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.68° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.43° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.