The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 1935
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
9:19 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 156
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 | 210.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / 1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.17° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.81° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.