The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2075
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
11:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1888
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 | 55.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.87° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.05° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.