The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2053
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
12:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1616
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.48° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.63° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.