The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
5:28 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 169.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 322.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.11° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.62° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.