The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2129
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
9:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 17.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.31° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.01° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.