The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2044
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1504
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.65° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.03° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.