The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2096
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
10:21 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2148
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 | 42.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.99° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.77° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.