The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2167
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
9:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3026
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 | 20.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.48° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.61° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.