The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
12:39 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 98.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.51° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.41° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.