The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2041
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
12:08 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1467
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 | 243.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.93° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.97° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.