The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2126
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
10:08 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2519
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 | 41.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -4.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.68° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.98° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.