The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2184
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
8:16 PM
6:23 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3236
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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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:50 PM, is deepest at 6:31 PM and ends at 8:12 PM. Totality lasts from 6:03 PM to 6:59 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.86° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| 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.