The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2144
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
2:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2741
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.31° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.97° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.