The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2186
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
9:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.25° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.80° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.