The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2076
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
2:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.95° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.57° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.