The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2071
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
5:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1838
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.27° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.08° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.