The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2021
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
7:49 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 299.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.30° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.14° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.