The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2150
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
3:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2815
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 | 279.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 265.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.99° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.85° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.