The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2091
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
9:37 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2086
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 | 21.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 6.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.99° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.41° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.