The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 1954
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
4:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 391
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 | 289.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.07° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.83° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.