The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 1952
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
8:43 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 367
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.69° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.46° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.