The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2002
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
7:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 188.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.55° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.