The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2166
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 324.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.48° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.91° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.