The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
65.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
1:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.5%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 107.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.61° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.03° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.