The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
8:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.95° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.80° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.