The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2004
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:11 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.14° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.65° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.