The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1981
Waning Crescent
37.9% 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
12:53 AM
3:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 284.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.59° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.22° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.