The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 1979
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
7:47 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 154.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.62° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.43° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| 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.