The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2174
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
5:55 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 306.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.75° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.24° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.