The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2169
Waning Crescent
1.6% 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
5:16 AM
8:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3050
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 346.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.26° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.83° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.