The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2110
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2321
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.37° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.43° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| 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.