The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2053
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
10:08 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1616
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.80° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.77° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.