The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2177
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
6:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 328.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.49° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.16° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.