The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2097
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
6:11 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 314.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.60° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.