The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1956
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
7:57 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 192.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.27° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.38° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.