The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2164
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
7:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2988
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.62° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.44° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.