The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2187
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
8:58 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.30° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.77° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.