The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 1995
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
5:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 319.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.75° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.31° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.