The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
4:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 4.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.79° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.36° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.