The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2172
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
9:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 36.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.43° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.78° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.