The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2111

Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

99.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.9 days
Distance
359,100 km
Apparent size
33.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
2333

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun184.73°
Phase angle5.18°
Illuminated fraction99.80%
Altitude / azimuth-53.2° / 307.9°
Right ascension / declination22h 15m / -13.14°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude330.90° / -2.13°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.75° / 3.08°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-2.40° / 0.54°
Position angle of the axis337.8°
Position angle of the bright limb99.1°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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