The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:53 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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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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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.27° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.