The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2106
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
8:32 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 200.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.28° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.39° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.