The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 2112
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
4:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2345
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.72° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.46° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.