The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2125
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2506
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.61° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.41° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.40° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.