The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2108
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
7:50 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 192.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -5.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.95° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.13° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.