The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2066
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 19.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / -0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.01° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.84° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.