The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2057
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
3:58 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1665
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.28° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.20° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.