The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2161
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2951
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 | 274.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.92° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.84° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.