The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2082
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
7:05 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 328.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.84° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.55° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.