The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2104
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 286.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 265.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.81° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.66° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.