The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2029
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1319
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 | 88.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.48° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.80° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| 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.