The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1973
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
4:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 286.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.62° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.64° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.