The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
3:51 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 148.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 22.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.49° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.54° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.