The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2099
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
11:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2185
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.69° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.68° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.