The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2031
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
6:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 218.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.96° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.75° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.