The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2039
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1443
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 | 21.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.43° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.21° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.