The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2074
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
2:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.28° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.62° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.