The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2143
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
10:33 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2729
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / -7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.03° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.10° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.