The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2023
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
9:00 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1245
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.43° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.08° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.