The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2188
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.84° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.11° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.