The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
5:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 162.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 345.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.33° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.76° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.