The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2127
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
6:17 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 174.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 326.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.93° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.44° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| 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.