The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2097
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.40° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.62° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.