The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2152
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
7:50 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 195.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.91° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.39° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.