The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2153
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
6:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2852
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 | 318.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 236.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.44° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.95° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.