The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 1932
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
2:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 119
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 | 262.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.28° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.35° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.