The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
67.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
12:46 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 109.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.36° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.19° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.