The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2087
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 276.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.67° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.79° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.