The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
2:28 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 133.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.73° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.95° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.