The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
70.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
12:48 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 114.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.56° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.79° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.