The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
12:54 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 113.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.50° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.74° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.