The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 1927
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
6:25 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 57
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 | 317.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.31° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.90° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.