The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2131
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
8:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2580
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.54° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.22° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.