The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2191
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
9:20 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3323
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 | 17.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 7.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.72° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.44° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.