The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
2:56 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1727
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.69° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.78° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.