The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2081
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
8:48 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 300.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.15° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.94° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.