The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2088
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
11:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2049
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 | 62.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.36° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.12° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.