The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2032
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
12:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1356
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.47° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.17° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.