The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2136
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
4:42 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 291.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.12° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.62° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.