The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:29 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 169.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 323.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.15° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.