The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
1:44 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1888
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 | 120.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.89° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.99° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.