The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 1982
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 209.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.75° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.