The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1984
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
6:30 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 762
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 | 316.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.53° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.32° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.