The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2196
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
2:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3384
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.90° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.49° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.82° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.