The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 1917
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
6:45 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.73° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.38° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.