The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2041
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
5:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.46° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.04° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.