The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 1947
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.24° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.44° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.