The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2170
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
11:17 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.25° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.47° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.