The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2124
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2494
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 | 86.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.70° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.22° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.