The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 2082
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 269.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.20° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.40° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| 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.