The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2003
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
6:03 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.44° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.89° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.