The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2142
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:16 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2717
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.80° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.31° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.