The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2172
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
5:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.71° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.29° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| 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.