The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2068
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:40 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.23° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.65° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.