The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
12:04 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2222
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.47° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.81° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.