The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2150
Waning Crescent
1.4% 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
5:20 AM
8:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2815
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.43° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.03° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.