The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 1919
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
6:52 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -42
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 335.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.58° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.