The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2177
Waning Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
1:59 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 261.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.25° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.03° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.