The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2175
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3125
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 56% of the Sun is covered at 7:10 AM.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.29° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.70° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.