The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1995
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
6:35 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 330.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.91° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.55° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.