The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
1:25 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 112.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.86° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.17° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.