The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2000
Waning Gibbous
62.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 960
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.71° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.60° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.