The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2016
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
6:57 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1158
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.67° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.80° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.1° |
| 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.