The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2188
Waning Crescent
37.2% 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
12:49 AM
3:45 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3285
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 | 284.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.61° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.46° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.