The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
12:27 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 101.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.73° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.