The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2138
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
6:37 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:53 AM, is deepest at 11:33 AM and ends at 1:14 PM. Totality lasts from 10:56 AM to 12:11 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 316.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.82° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.