The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2174
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
11:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 231.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.69° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.97° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.