The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1928
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
12:02 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.70° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.02° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.