The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 1982
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
11:10 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 738
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 54m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.74° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.91° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| 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.