The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2058
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
7:24 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1677
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 | 331.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.8° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.43° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.38° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.