The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
1:24 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -128
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.10° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.30° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.