The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 1900
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:08 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -277
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.07° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.03° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.