The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2163
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
2:18 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2976
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.43° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.56° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.