The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2049
Waning Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
4:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 296.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.55° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.61° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.