The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2138
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
7:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 194.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.00° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.96° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.