The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2147
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
5:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 308.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.25° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.87° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.