The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
5:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1628
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 | 161.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 348.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.33° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.19° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.