The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2051
Full Moon
99.6% 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
7:53 PM
6:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 174.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.19° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| 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.