The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
4:15 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 149.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.60° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.42° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.