The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2121
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
9:39 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2457
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.84° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.34° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.