The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1908
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
5:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -178
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.79° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.84° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.