The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1084
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 | 157.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.15° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.41° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.