The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1979
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:20 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.44° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.68° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 25.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.