The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2063
Waning Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
2:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1739
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 | 262.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.45° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.61° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.