The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2126
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2518
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 | 333.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 15.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.84° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.80° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.