The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2112
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
8:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.96° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.12° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.