The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2175
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
10:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3125
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.06° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.87° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.