The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2166
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
5:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 312.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.36° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.68° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.