The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 1914
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
4:19 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -104
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 | 300.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.04° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.21° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.