The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2080
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:26 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1950
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.31° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.64° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.