The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
1:32 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.36° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.96° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.