The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2161
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
4:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2951
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 | 298.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.42° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.74° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.29° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.