The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 1916
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -79
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.44° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.72° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.