The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2153
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
10:01 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2853
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.29° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.59° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.