The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2158
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
6:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.14° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.36° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.