The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2011
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:21 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1096
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.69° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.01° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.