The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 1913
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
5:17 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -116
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.61° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.