The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1922
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
3:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -5
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 | 279.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.27° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.05° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.