The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1916
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
4:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -79
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 | 305.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.24° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.17° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.