The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2039
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
6:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 322.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.65° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.