The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2078
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
11:52 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.75° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.41° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.