The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1928
Waxing Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.89° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.23° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.