The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
11:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 81.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.29° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.45° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.