The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2003
Waning Crescent
25.9% 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
1:25 AM
5:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.10° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.66° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.