The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
1:46 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.60° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.40° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.