The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2110
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
11:58 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2321
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 | 73.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.39° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.65° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| 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.