The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
4:04 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3409
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.3° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.89° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.17° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.