The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2049
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
10:40 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 225.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 292.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.58° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.36° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.