The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2036
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
3:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1405
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.57° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.67° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.