The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2096
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
8:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2147
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 | 341.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.35° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.01° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.