The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 1985
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 775
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.66° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.84° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.