The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% 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
6:31 PM
3:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 28.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.39° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.00° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| 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.