The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 1955
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
10:33 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 404
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 | 59.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.64° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.29° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.