The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 1972
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
11:51 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.70° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.98° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.