The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2199
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3422
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 | 10.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.78° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.88° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.