The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 2146
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.21° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.00° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.