The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2032
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
7:30 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1356
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 | 188.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.65° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.