The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
6:03 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 171.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 331.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.66° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.59° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.