The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2020
Waning Crescent
7.7% 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
3:41 AM
7:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1207
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 | 327.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.23° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.01° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.