The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:56 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 63.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.04° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.09° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.