The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
59.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
12:07 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.74° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.39° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.