The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 1913
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
12:23 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -116
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 | 254.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.91° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.07° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.