The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2050
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1578
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.68° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.57° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.