The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2127
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2531
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.51° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.82° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.