The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1939
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
9:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 206
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 | 21.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.38° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.40° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.