The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 1965
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
6:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 527
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 | 316.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.34° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.