The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
6:41 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.49° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.