The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2065
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
7:14 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1764
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 | 186.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -8.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.68° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.