The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2079
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
4:45 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.88° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.42° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.