The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:09 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 176.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.63° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.61° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.