The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2103
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
12:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 244.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 288.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.46° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.54° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.