The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 1965
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 527
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 | 289.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.56° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.06° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.