The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2101
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
6:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 323.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.03° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.14° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.