The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2169
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
3:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 279.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.60° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.65° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.