The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2151
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
11:19 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 60.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -5.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.62° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.43° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.28° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.