The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2036
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1405
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.24° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.87° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.