The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2035

Waxing Gibbous

83.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
83.0%
Age
10.9 days
Distance
405,000 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1393

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun131.31°
Phase angle48.75°
Illuminated fraction82.97%
Altitude / azimuth-59.0° / 55.1°
Right ascension / declination18h 13m / -18.73°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude273.03° / 4.67°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.14° / -5.73°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude49.35° / -0.41°
Position angle of the axis357.9°
Position angle of the bright limb272.4°
Apparent magnitude-11.3

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

Your location

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