The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2085
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
6:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2011
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 | 319.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.95° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.52° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| 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.