The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2100
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:20 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° 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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:33 PM, is deepest at 5:41 PM and ends at 7:49 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.07° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.6° |
| 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.