The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 1937
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
6:25 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 181
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.66° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.