The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
3:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 137.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 43.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.31° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.61° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.