The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 1932
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 119
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 | 184.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.72° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.