The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2040
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
6:50 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.17° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.