The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2194
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
8:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3360
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 10.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.48° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.47° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.