The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2179
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
11:55 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 238.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.07° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.55° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| 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.