The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 151.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 12.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.84° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.