The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 1974
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
7:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 638
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.31° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.06° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.