The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2000
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
7:55 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 960
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 | 196.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.37° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.62° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.