The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2087
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
9:23 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 210.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.85° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.