The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2073
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 PM
11:20 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 5.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.85° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.73° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.