The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:50 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 101.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.93° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.84° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.