The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2106
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
2:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.19° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.59° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| 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.