The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 1943
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
3:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 263.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.17° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.59° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.