The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
11:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 76.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.77° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.80° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.