The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 1996
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 911
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.84° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.82° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.