The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
1:40 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3298
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 | 123.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.70° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.60° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.