The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 1992
Last Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.86° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.22° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.