The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
2:35 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 138.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.9° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.55° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.17° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.