The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.21° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.63° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.