The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 1958
Waxing Crescent
3.3% 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
8:29 AM
9:13 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 441
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 | 20.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.94° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.60° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.