The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 1922
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
7:24 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -5
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.16° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.23° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.