The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2182
Waning Crescent
34.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
3:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3211
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 | 288.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.04° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.60° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.