The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2047
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:44 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1542
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 | 16.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.39° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.65° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.