The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2101
Waning Crescent
4.8% 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
4:24 AM
7:18 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 334.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.29° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.38° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.