The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2174
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
5:03 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 295.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 28.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.06° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.01° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.