The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1923
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 7
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.35° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.98° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.