The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 1983
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
6:35 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 750
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.42° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.