The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2051
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
8:40 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 201.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.39° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.14° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.