The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2105
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
10:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 55.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.74° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.48° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.