The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2137
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
7:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2654
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.9° / 177.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.13° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.81° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.