The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2079
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
8:30 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 293.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -8.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.23° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.00° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.