The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 1914
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:33 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -103
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 2% of the Sun is covered at 5:46 AM.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.30° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.59° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.