The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1900
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
6:14 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -277
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.83° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.51° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.