The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2079
Waning Gibbous
83.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
10:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.8%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 227.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 286.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.56° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.38° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.