The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
1:25 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 117.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.51° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.81° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.