The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2046
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
6:42 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 180.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 316.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.51° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.9° |
| 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.