The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2169
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:50 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3051
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.54° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.92° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.