The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2052
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:14 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1603
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 16.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.16° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.51° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.