The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2041
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
7:11 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1467
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 | 326.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.7° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.86° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.50° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.