The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2076
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
8:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 207.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.48° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.58° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.