The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2096
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
6:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2147
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.43° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.53° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.