The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2001
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
6:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 972
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.5° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.25° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.20° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.