The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
11:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 77.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.42° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.64° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| 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.