The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2008
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:21 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1059
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:35 PM, is deepest at 5:10 PM and ends at 6:44 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 | 177.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.54° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| 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.