The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 1985
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
11:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 775
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.60° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.06° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.