The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2110
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
9:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2321
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.83° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.83° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.