The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2079
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:51 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 305.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.31° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.65° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| 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.