The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
5:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 341.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.59° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.21° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.