The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2032
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
9:57 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1356
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 296.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.52° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.