The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2139
Last Quarter
53.4% 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
11:56 PM
2:24 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.80° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.40° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.