The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2066
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
5:49 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1776
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.57° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.72° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.