The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
3:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 148.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.8° / 21.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.31° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.97° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.