The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2058
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
5:50 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1677
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.72° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.91° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.