The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 1952
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
6:28 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 366
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 | 316.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.57° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.34° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.