The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2191
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
7:03 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3322
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 | 323.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.4° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.35° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.35° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.