The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 1927
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
5:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 57
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 | 305.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.23° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.67° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.