The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2043
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
7:44 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 193.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.57° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.36° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.