The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2084
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.07° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.15° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.