The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2142
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
8:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 19.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / -0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.83° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.06° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.3° |
| 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.