The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
74.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
1:32 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.4%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 119.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.54° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.20° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.