The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 1995
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
5:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 308.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.75° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.07° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.