The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2139
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
6:52 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.60° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.53° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.