The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 1952
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
9:03 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 367
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 | 22.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.63° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.22° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.