The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 1924
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
3:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 20
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 261.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.25° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.01° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.