The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2160
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
6:24 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2939
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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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 | 175.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 325.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.21° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| 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.