The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2068
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
4:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.61° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.42° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.