The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3223
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.45° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.02° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.