The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2099
Waxing Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
11:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 72.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.81° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.90° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.