The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 21, 2146
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
6:22 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° 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 | 176.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.73° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| 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.