The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2066
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
9:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / -5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.97° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.60° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.