The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2039
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
5:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 300.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.72° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.11° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.