The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2148
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
12:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -15.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.37° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.82° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.