The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2046
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
1:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.12° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.75° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.