The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 1933
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
8:57 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 132
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 | 16.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.03° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.03° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.