The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
5:07 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 164.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.5° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.23° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.22° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.