The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 1998
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 293.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.51° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.06° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.