The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2074
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.05° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.06° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.