The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2127
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
7:21 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 187.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 312.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -7.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.28° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.