The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2042
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:15 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 10.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.41° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.27° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.