The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2181
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
10:29 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.24° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.49° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.