The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2061
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
11:49 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1715
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.87° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.06° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.