The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2131
Waning Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
3:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 282.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.55° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.05° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.