The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
4:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2630
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 | 156.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.0° / 354.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.60° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.02° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.