The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2036
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
9:47 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1406
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 | 27.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.19° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.64° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.