The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2200
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
11:16 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3434
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 | 64.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.84° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.43° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.