The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2123
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 297.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 256.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.78° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.69° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.