The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 158.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.1° / 347.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.55° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.01° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.