The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
5:41 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 171.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 320.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.23° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.