The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2044
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
8:15 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1504
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.05° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.44° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.