The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 1997
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
10:32 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.74° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.55° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.