The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 1954
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
5:14 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 391
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 | 301.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.80° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.06° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.