The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2074
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
8:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 348.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.20° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.25° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.