The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2063
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
8:11 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1739
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.09° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.24° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.