The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
5:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 762
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 | 304.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.74° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.09° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.