The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2068
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
8:14 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
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Venus and Neptune 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 | 197.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.48° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.