The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 1901
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
8:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -264
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.09° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.26° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.