The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2049
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
3:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 285.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.53° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.38° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.