The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
5:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 172.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 318.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.41° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.43° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.7° |
| 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.