The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2180
Waning Crescent
21.1% 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
2:17 AM
5:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3186
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 | 305.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.06° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.10° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.