The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2152
Waning Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
12:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 250.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 280.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.32° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.37° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.