The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2104
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:53 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2247
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / -1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.71° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.44° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.