The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
5:43 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2865
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 | 171.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.04° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.05° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.