The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2042
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
11:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.92° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.65° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.