The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
12:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 115.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.22° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.01° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.