The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
2:43 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2061
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 | 129.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 56.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.33° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.59° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.