The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1933
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:19 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 132
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.18° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.79° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.