The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2053
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
8:55 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1616
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 | 8.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 9.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.15° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.