The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 1971
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
8:55 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 602
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 | 18.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.90° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.64° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.