The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2197
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
9:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3397
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / -6.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.04° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.32° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.