The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2021
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
6:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.87° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.