The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 1992
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
9:49 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 215.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.40° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.20° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.