The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2155
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
4:33 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 289.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.82° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.21° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.