The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2049
Waning Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 307.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.43° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.83° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.