The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2114
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:34 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2370
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 | 181.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.53° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 143.3° |
| 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.