The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
12:55 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.26° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.36° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.