The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2142
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.95° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.04° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.