The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1923
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
10:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 8
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 0.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.91° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.31° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.