The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2033

Waning Gibbous

79.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
54°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
79.7%
Age
19.3 days
Distance
364,800 km
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1368

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun233.72°
Phase angle53.61°
Illuminated fraction79.66%
Altitude / azimuth-8.3° / 284.8°
Right ascension / declination0h 59m / 6.05°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude15.91° / -0.22°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.48° / 0.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-51.18° / -1.20°
Position angle of the axis335.8°
Position angle of the bright limb67.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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