The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
64.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
12:33 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 106.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.04° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.02° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.