The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2128
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
11:05 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.99° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.78° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.