The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2136
Waning Crescent
23.6% 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
1:26 AM
5:36 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 302.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 28.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.18° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.84° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.