The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
3:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 144
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 | 149.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.56° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.39° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.