The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2115
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
6:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2382
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 | 313.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.91° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.33° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.