The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2101
Last Quarter
51.3% 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
11:58 PM
2:37 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.32° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.00° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.