The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2035

Waxing Gibbous

94.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
–
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
94.6%
Age
12.9 days
Distance
402,400 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1393

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 Sun153.26°
Phase angle26.85°
Illuminated fraction94.61%
Altitude / azimuth-67.5° / 8.9°
Right ascension / declination19h 53m / -17.54°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude296.91° / 3.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.65° / -3.95°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude24.97° / -0.37°
Position angle of the axis347.9°
Position angle of the bright limb264.9°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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