The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 1996
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
9:30 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 911
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.93° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.97° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.