The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2192
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
4:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3335
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 | 157.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.5° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.04° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.61° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.