The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2120
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
7:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2444
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 | 331.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.5° / 191.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.77° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.96° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.