The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2138
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
9:13 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 208.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 300.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.00° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.14° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.