The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2171
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
1:37 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.54° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.