The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2185
Waning Gibbous
70.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
12:10 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.97° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.41° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.