The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2086
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 PM
11:46 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 79.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.99° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.61° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.