The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2172
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
9:34 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 24.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 5.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.31° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.02° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.