The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 16, 2192
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3335
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 | 94.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.44° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.59° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.