The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2014
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1133
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 | 328.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.61° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.13° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.