The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
2:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 135.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.7° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -25.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.44° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.