The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2076
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 284.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.54° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.78° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.