The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 2175
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
7:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 173.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.48° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.20° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.