The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2112
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
8:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2345
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 | 351.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.07° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.64° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.