The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2083
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
9:47 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 38.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.98° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.73° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.