The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2047
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
5:17 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 302.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.28° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.90° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.