The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2048
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1554
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 | 85.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.84° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.00° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| 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.