The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
4:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 155.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.0° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.13° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.80° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.