The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 16, 2010
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1084
Events on this date
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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 | 88.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.54° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.61° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.