The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2117
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
10:43 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2407
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.98° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.76° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.