The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
11:50 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2964
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 | 75.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.89° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.85° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.