The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2195
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
7:29 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3372
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 | 188.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 312.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -6.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.93° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.20° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.