The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 21, 2108
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
6:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° 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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.94° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.0° |
| 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.