The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
12:04 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 99.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.79° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.80° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.