The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2176
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
8:03 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 194.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.14° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.59° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.