The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2083
Waxing Crescent
1.5% 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
7:51 AM
8:58 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 7.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.93° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.21° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.