The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2109
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
12:23 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.43° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.36° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| 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.