The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 1951
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
5:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 354
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 10:26 PM, is deepest at 11:14 PM and ends at 12:01 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 318.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.71° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.38° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.8° |
| 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.