The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2052
Waning Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1603
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 | 257.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.03° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.39° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.