The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2055
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 12.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.18° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.09° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.