The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
12:29 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 105.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.52° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.60° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.