The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2051
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
12:04 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1591
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.47° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.59° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.