The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2144
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2741
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 | 281.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.42° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.19° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.