The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2134
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
9:42 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 6.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.33° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.64° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.