The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2045
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
10:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 54.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.65° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.10° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.