The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2008
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1059
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.57° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.38° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.