The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2199
Waning Crescent
22.5% 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
2:11 AM
5:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3421
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.61° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.68° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.