The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2034
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1381
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.72° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.44° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.