The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 1933
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:34 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 132
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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Neptune 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 | 5.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 9.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.12° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.27° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.