The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2066
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
4:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1776
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 | 289.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.98° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.25° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.