The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 21, 2165
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:12 PM
6:18 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3001
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 5:30 PM, is deepest at 7:28 PM and ends at 9:25 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -11.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.69° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| 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.