The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2061
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
9:24 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1715
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.52° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.46° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.