The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2157
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
7:55 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 193.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.75° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.77° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.