The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1962
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
3:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 490
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 | 285.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.48° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.40° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.