The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2054
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
11:38 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1628
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.86° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.14° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.