The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1911
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
12:32 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -141
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 286.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.39° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.13° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.