The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1922
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:48 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -4
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.14° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.28° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.