The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2049
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
8:16 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1566
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.43° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.99° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.