The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2178
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
9:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3162
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / -7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.92° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.14° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.