The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2047
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
9:13 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1542
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 | 30.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -4.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.77° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.41° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.3° |
| 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.