The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2042
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
8:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.37° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.24° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.