The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2117
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
4:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 294.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.89° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.03° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.