The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
1:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3236
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 | 115.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.87° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.96° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.