The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
5:04 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 166.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.26° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.38° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.