The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2184
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:29 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.57° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.38° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.