The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2198
Waning Gibbous
69.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
12:42 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.0%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 247.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.79° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.34° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.