The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 157.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.0° / 351.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -22.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.46° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.41° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.