The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2148
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
9:52 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2791
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 | 25.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.65° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.19° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.