The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 2183
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
6:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3223
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.60° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.54° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.