The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2070
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
6:38 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1826
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 | 178.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 324.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.03° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.1° |
| 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.