The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2155
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
5:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 300.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.80° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.43° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.