The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 16, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
5:44 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2098
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.38° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.59° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.