The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1933
Waning Crescent
19.1% 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
1:54 AM
5:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 131
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 | 308.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 27.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.72° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.53° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.