The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 1909
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
10:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.70° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.52° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.