The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2030
Waning Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
3:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.32° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.59° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.