The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2052
Waning Crescent
4.1% 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
4:52 AM
6:59 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1603
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 | 336.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.25° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.75° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.