The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2109
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
4:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 303.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.56° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.46° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.