The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2120
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
7:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.55° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.20° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.