The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2036
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
9:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1406
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.32° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.89° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.