The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2038
Waning Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
3:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1430
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.35° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.39° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| 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.