The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2076
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
6:16 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.04° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.