The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2034
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
9:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 30.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 2.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.14° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.60° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.