The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2093
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.00° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.69° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.