The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2129
Waxing Crescent
36.3% 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
12:58 PM
11:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2556
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.62° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.84° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.