The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2107
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.3° / 193.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.71° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.00° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.