The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2075
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
10:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1888
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.99° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.52° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.