The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1989
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.04° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.56° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.