The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2050
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
11:11 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1579
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 | 67.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -14.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.30° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.28° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.