The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 1986
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
8:42 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 787
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.50° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.14° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.