The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2120
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2444
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 | 276.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.42° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.81° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.