The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2186
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
12:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.02° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.