The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1998
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
9:15 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 936
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 | 18.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.36° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.27° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.