The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2026
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:30 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 25.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.34° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.39° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.