The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
6.9% 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
3:50 AM
7:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.8° / 197.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.42° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.