The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 1941
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 231
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 | 11.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 6.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.61° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.48° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.