The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2042
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
11:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.92° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.87° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.