The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 1956
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:06 PM
6:58 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 181.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -6.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.11° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 353.5° |
| 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.