The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2196
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
6:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3384
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 202.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.39° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.97° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.