The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 1962
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
7:29 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 490
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.1° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.80° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.02° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.