The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2102
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:42 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 7.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.04° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.64° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.