The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2022
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
4:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.95° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.00° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.