The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2121
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
8:56 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2457
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.13° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.83° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.