The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2080
Waxing Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
11:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1950
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 | 82.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.18° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.47° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.