The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 1976
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
6:13 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 663
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 | 323.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.54° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.73° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.