The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2033
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
6:09 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.60° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.70° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.