The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2098
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
5:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 303.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.10° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.46° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.