The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2104
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
8:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 10.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.50° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.68° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.