The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2060
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
7:27 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1702
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 | 331.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.0° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.12° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.31° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.