The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2038
Waning Gibbous
62.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
1:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.4%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 255.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.52° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.97° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.