The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
5:44 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 321.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.65° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.23° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.