The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2047
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
3:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 280.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.05° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.45° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.