The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2057
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1665
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.48° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.77° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| 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.