The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2159
Waxing Crescent
12.2% 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
10:17 AM
9:48 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 40.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / -6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.24° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.93° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| 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.