The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 1935
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
4:19 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 156
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 | 288.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.18° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.01° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.