The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
5:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 169.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 322.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.10° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.42° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.