The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2046
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
12:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 288.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.02° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.55° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.