The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2193
Waning Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
5:07 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3347
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 | 295.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.09° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.83° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.