The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2057
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
3:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 276.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.45° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.98° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.