The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
5:42 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 | 168.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.27° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.96° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.