The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
3:36 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2494
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 35.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.73° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.20° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.