The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2185
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
6:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 325.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.32° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.74° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.