The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2081
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
9:47 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 214.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 3.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.13° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.