The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2065
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
2:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1764
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.50° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.56° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.