The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
4:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 160.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.77° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.57° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.