The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
10:59 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 71.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.81° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.46° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.