The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2067
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
5:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1789
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.75° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.03° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.