The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2139
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
7:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2679
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 | 338.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 173.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.02° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.77° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.