The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2107
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
10:07 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2284
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 | 42.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.09° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.78° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.