The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2039
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
10:38 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1443
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 | 47.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.57° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.74° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.