The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
3:53 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 243
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.28° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.81° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.