The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2062
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
8:08 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1727
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 | 196.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.80° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.16° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| 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.