The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2164
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
10:13 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2989
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 | 41.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / -3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.06° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.34° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.