The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 1998
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:11 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.53° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.24° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.