The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2072
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
7:21 AM
8:58 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1851
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.40° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.46° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.