The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2165
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
12:02 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3001
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.03° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.19° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.