The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1967
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
2:38 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 552
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 | 138.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.62° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.57° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.