The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2000
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
3:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 960
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.23° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.02° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.