The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2198
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
8:00 PM
6:23 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 175.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.11° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.