The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2040
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
8:07 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 197.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.02° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.93° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.