The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
5:33 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 167.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 333.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.01° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.41° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.