The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2087
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
4:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 289.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.70° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.01° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.